Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grieved

/ɡɹiːvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
grieved
IPA
/ɡɹiːvd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of grieve

adj

Very sad or distressed, sorely upset.

Literary

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more grieved (comparative) most grieved (superlative)

Derived Forms

ungrieved

Homonyms

greaved

Rhymes With

received believed achieved perceived relieved conceived retrieved deceived sleeved aggrieved bereaved preconceived

Questions

How do you pronounce grieved?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹiːvd/.
What does grieved mean?
simple past and past participle of grieve

How to pronounce grieved

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